Book Description
On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, "the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines." Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein's militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle.
As the 1st Battalion's chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. Their regiment, the most highly decorated regiment in the history of the Marines, was the first ground force to cross the border into Iraq, the first to see one of their own killed in battle, and they were the unit to fight what most believe to have been the decisive battle of the war-April 10th in downtown Baghdad. Through it all, Carey Cash says, the presence of God was undeniable. Cash even had the privilege of baptizing fifty-seven new Christians-Marines and Sailors-during the war in Iraq.
The men of the 1st Battalion came to discover what King David had discovered long ago--that God's presence could be richly experienced even in the presence of enemies. Here is the amazing story of their experience.
A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in Iraq FROM THE PUBLISHER
On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in
downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North
called, "the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines." Hiding in buildings
and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile,
Saddam Hussein's militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled
grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle
cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion
was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were
there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through
that battle.
As the 1st Battalion's chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash
had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the
war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the
lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. Their regiment, the most highly
decorated regiment in the history of the Marines, was the first ground
force to cross the border into Iraq, the first to see one of their own
killed in battle, and they were the unit to fight what most believe to
have been the decisive battle of the warApril 10th in downtown
Baghdad. Through it all, Carey Cash says, the presence of God was
undeniable. Cash even had the privilege of baptizing fifty-seven new
ChristiansMarines and Sailorsduring the war in Iraq.
The
men of the 1st Battalion came to discover what King David had discovered
long agothat God's presence could be richly experienced even in the
presence of enemies. Here is the amazing story of their experience.